Eyelash curler



L. EISENMAN EYELASH CURLER Sept. 13, 1938.

Filed Sept. 16, 1936 Patented Sept. 13, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- EYELASII CURLER,

Louis Eisenman, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application September 16, 1936, Serial No. 101,167

10 Claims. (Cl. 132-32) This invention relates to eyelash curlers.

Various attempts have been made to provide manually actuated devices for curling eyelashes. The majority of such devices now on the market involve a movable member adapted to engage and press against a iixed member in the same plane and to squeeze the eyelashes between the engaging edges or parts. The operation of such devices necessitated a pressing operation and a l releasing operation and frequently invo-lves actuating mechanism impractically and inconveniently arranged with respect to the other operat- .ing parts and the face of the user while the device was being operated.

l It is therefore one of the objects of the present invention to provide `a simple and practical eyelash curler adapted to overcome the objections experienced heretofore with similar devices.4

A further object is to provide an improved l() 'eyelash curler in which the lashesl will be curled by a single pressing operation and automatically released at the end of the pressing stroke or actuating movement.

A further object is to provide an eyelash curler of the above character, which will be safe and reliable and efcient, and one which will in no way injure the eyelid during operation or have movable parts annoyingly engaging the face of the user during operation.

30 A further object is to provide an eyelash curler of the above general character having relatively few parts which may be inexpensively manufactured and assembled.

A further object is to provide a device of the 55 above character, which may be easily and quickly adjusted to the length of the eyelashes to be curled.

Other objects will be in part obvious from the annexed drawing and in part hereinafter indi- ;0 cated in connection therewith by the following analysis of this invention.

This invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination of parts, the unique relation of the members, and in the rela- 5 tive proportioning and disposition thereof, all as more completely outlined herein.

To enable. others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the underlying features of the invention, that they may embody the same b-y the 30 numerous modications in structure and relation contemplated by the invention, a drawing depicting a preferred form has been annexed as part of this disclosure, and in such drawing like characters of reference denote corresponding i5 parts throughout the views, in which- Fig. l is an elevational front view showing the complete device;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially at right angles to Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 isa detail end or plan view; and 5 Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the parts.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, and more particularly to Fig. 1, 5 indicates the main frame or supporting handle which is adapted to occupyva relatively fixed position with respect t0 l0 the face when the device is in use. This portion 5 comprises a substantially cylindrical tubular portion, an upper offset portion E at right angles thereto extending towards the face just above the cheek-bone when in use, and a second offset '15 member l at right angles thereto adapted to engage the face just below the lower eyelid. This member 'l is bifurcated at 8, that is, it extends laterally to eachv side for a total width approximately equal to the width of the eyelids.

Upwardly extending side portions I0 are4 connected at their tops by a curved arcuate portion i I adapted to rest on the outer surface of the upper eyelid, just above the eyelashes. This member is approximately 1%; inch wide, and the 25 lower edge I 2 is positioned just above the eyelashes, so that they normally curl upwardly and outwardly in front of this portion I I when in use. The outer surface of part II, as indicated at I3, may be provided with one or more ridges upon which dye or any desired color is adapted to be placed when .it is sought to color or tint the eyelashes.

At each side of the uprights I0 there are provided elongated slotted guides Ill, the slot being approximately 3A, inch in length and in which are adapted to travel guide pins I5 mounted upon each side of a movable frame. This frame comprises a rod-like member I6 adjustably threaded into a bottom cap Il of generally cylindrical shape as shown at the bottom of Fig. 1, thus providing a chamber I3 for housing a spring 20 coiled about the lower end of the part or rod I6 and adapted to be compressed as the cap I'I is forced upwardly towards the stop IS on the telescoping section ZI of the main body part 5. The

' upper end of this rod I6 is provided with an offset portion 22 substantially coextensive with the part t, and at right angles thereto is a second offset portion 23 engaging the part l. The upper 50 end part 23 is bifurcated as indicated at 2l! and carries the pins I5 traveling in the slotted guides it and a transverse member 25 extending between pins I5. This member 25 is cut as indicated at 26, whereby a tubular rubber presser 21 55 may be mounted thereon by separating the part 25 at its cut portion 26, threading on the tube 2l, and then allowing it to expand so as to extend completely between the guides i4, as shown. This member 25, as shown more clearly in Figs. 3 and 4, is curved substantially in accordance with the curvature of the part Il. I prefer to have the rubber presser 2l on the part 25 as shown, rather than on the dye carrying surface i3, altho-ugh this reversal may be made if desired.

It will be thus seen that when operating the device it is grasped between the rst finger engaging a ring 28 and the thumb engaging the cap I1 and, by pressing the thumb towards the finger, the rod I6 is moved upwardly against the action of spring 2l) the desired adjusted amount, thereby to move the rubber presser 21 upwardly with respect to the member Il and in a plane parallel thereto. When this pressure is released, the spring 2i! restores the parts to the position shown in Fig. l. During this operation it may be assumed that the device is placed in operative relation to the eyelashes to be curled, that is, the part il is pressed against the upper eyelid with the lashes projecting under the edge l2. Then as the presser 2i moves upwardly the eyelashes are pressed between the parts i3, which may be coated with coloring matter, and the rubber 2. This gentle upward pressure causes the eyelashes to curl upwardly and to be tinted at the same time.

It will be noted particularly that with this wiping, pressing action, as distinguished from devices heretofore in use, in which an edge directly abuts against and into a concave rubber surface in the same plane, injury to the eyelid itself is prevented. In other words, there is no danger of actually pressing the lower edge of the eyelid as has heretofore been experienced. Furthermore, at the extreme end of the upward relative movement of the presser 2l, the eyelashes are automatically released, thus doing away with the return operation heretofore required. If the lashes are unusually long, the stroke may be increased by the cap Il. Of course as soon as pressure on the button or cap l1 is released, the parts automatically return to normal position but not while in engagement with the lashes. Furthermore, by having the actuating parts arranged in a substantially straight vertical line, the annoyance of moving parts towards and from the face is eliminated.

It is thus seen that the present invention comprises a simple and practical eyelash curler which will be safe, efficient, and reliable in use and operation. The device comprises relatively few parts which may be inexpensively manufactured and assembled and which is well adapted to accomplish, among others, all of the objects and advantages herein set forth.

Without further analysis the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt it for various applications without omitting certain features that from the standpoint of the prior art fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specic aspects of this invention, and therefore such adaptations should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalency of the following claims.

I claim:-

1. An eyelash curler comprising a relatively stationary member having a tubular handle portion, a movable member having a rod telescopmovable eyelash engaging portion movable there- 5 on and connected respectively with the stationary and movable parts of the body portion and spring means adapted to connect the relatively stationary member and movable parts to restore said parts to normal position after operation. 14

2. An eyelash curler comprising a relatively stationary member having a tubular handle portion, a movable member having a rod telescoping said handle, and resilient means for holding said members in normal position, means for moving 1,

one member with respect to the other, a relatively xed eyelid engaging portion, and a relatively `movable eyelash engaging portion connected respectively with the stationary and movable parts of the body portion, said movable portion adapted 2i to move over the outer surface of said xed portion and to press the eyelashes therebetween and automatically release the eyelashes at the end of the stroke.

3. An eyelash curler comprising a relatively 2 stationary member having a tubular handle portion, a movable member having a rod telescoping said handle, and resilient means for holding said members in normal position, means for moving one member with respect to the other, a relativey3 ly fixed eyelid engaging portion and a relatively movable eyelash engaging portion connected respectively with the xed and movable parts of the body portion, the relative range of movement of said last-mentioned fixed and movable parts 3 being greater than the normal length of the eyelashes, thereby to automatically release the eyelashes at the end of the stroke.

fl. An eyelash curler comprising a relatively fixed frame having a handle portion and an eye- L1 lid engaging portion, and a relatively movable frame telescopically carried by the handle portion and having a portion adapted to coact with the eyelidv engaging portion to press the eyelashes therebetween with a wiping action as it passes .4 bodily thereover, one of said eyelash engaging surfaces being rubber-coated, and the other surface being provided with a rib adapted to carry coloring matter for tinting the eyelashes.

5. An eyelash curler of the character described f5 comprising a main frame adapted to have a normally xed operative position, a movable frame telescopically positioned with respect thereto and substantially coextensive therewith, spring means acting between the telescoping parts for restor- 75 ing the same to normal position after operation, the upper part of the fixed frame having a curvature conforming to the curvature of the eyeball, guides at the sides thereof, the movable frame having a part curved to correspond to the ,6 curvature of the first curved part and being guided in its movement by said guides, said movable part being positioned substantially parallel to the xed part and adapted to have a wiping action thereover thereby to press the eyelashes n@ between the fixed part and the movable part.

6. An eyelash curler of the character described comprising a main frame adapted to have a normally fixed operative position, a movable frame telescopically positioned with respect thereto and f7 substantially coextensive therewith, means adjusting the extent of telescopic movement the lupper part of the xed frame having a curvature conforming to the curvature of the eyeball, guides at the sides thereof, the movable frame having a y;

part curved to correspond to the curvature of the first curved part and being guided in its movement by said guides, said movable part being positioned substantially parallel to the xed part and adapted to having a wiping action thereover thereby to press the eyelashes between the xed part and the movable part, one of said parts being rubber-coated and the other of said parts being adapted to carry an eyelash tint.

7. An eyelash curler comprising a relatively fixed frame having a handle portion and an eyelid engaging portion, and a relatively movable frame telescopically carried by the handle portion vand. having a portion adapted to coact with the eyelid engaging portion to press the eyelashes therebetween with a wiping action as it passes bodily thereover, and means for adjusting the extent of telescoping movement whereby the lashes are automatically released at the end of the wiping action.

8. An eyelash curler comprising a curved plain member adapted to be laid against the outer surface `of an eyelid, and a member adapted to be moved bodily over the exposed surface of said member and to press the eyelash against the exposed outer surface by a wiping action between the two relatively moving parts, the extent of movement of one surface over the other being in excess of the normal length of the eyelash, thereby automatically to release the eyelash at the end of the wiping action.

9. An eyelash curler comprising a curved plain member adapted to be laid against the outer surface of an eyelid, and a member adapted to be moved bodily over the exposed surface of said member and to press the eyelash against the eX- posed outer surface by a wiping action between the two relatively moving parts, the extent of movement of one surface over the other being Vin excess of the normal length of the eyelash,

thereby automatically to release the eyelash at the end of the wiping action, and spring means operating between the two relatively movable parts adapted to restore the same to normal position.

10. An eyelash curler -comprising a curved plain member adapted to be laid against the outer surface of an eyelid, and a member adapted to be moved bodily over the exposed surface of said member and to press the eyelash against the exposed outer surface by a wiping action between the two relatively moving parts, the extent of movement of one surface over the other being in excess of the normal length of the eyelash, thereby automatically to release the eyelash at the end of the wiping action, the exposed outer surface of said iirst member being irregularly shaped to receive and retain a dye, whereby the eyelashes may be tinted during the wiping action.

LOUIS EISENMAN. 

